Chords for Devin Dawson - "Second To Last" (Songs In The Key Of F Interview And Performance)

[Ebm] _ _ [Db] I remember we kind of [Ebm] got that baseball turn [Bbm] in the last chorus.
[B] You can let him be the closer, [Db] I can be the set up [Abm] man, and I'll be watching from the stands.
It's just that one little moment without going into MLB turns the whole time.
I don't know, I just remember it being a great [Ab] day and every single line led to another. _ _
_ _ _ [B] Okay, so, alright, second to last.
Second to last was the first [Dbm] song that we all wrote together, I think, right?
Yes.
Was [E] it?
Yeah.
[Bb] The first thing I remember is that you brought this [Ebm] idea in called The Closer.
And you were like, what was your idea on that?
In my head it was like the closer of the game [Bbm] zone of a relationship [Abm] and the beginning of
the [Bbm] real thing, but you heard it [B] in baseball terms.
The baseball terms, which [Eb] of course, I don't know.
I guess the reason I [Bb] related to that is because I grew up [Ebm] playing baseball.
I always say [Bbm] I played baseball until I picked up guitar, [B] and I [Bb] never touched a baseball again.
So for me, that's the first place I [B] went to when I heard [Bb] The Closer.
That was so useful.
That was the idea that you were going for, the guy right before [Bbm] she finds the love of
her life, but being okay with it.
Not being mad, just being like, I'll be that for you.
And knowing that [Ebm] it sucks [Bbm] because you actually really love this girl, [Ebm] but you [Bb] know right
[C] off the bat that she doesn't_
Baseball, baseball puns.
Bad, bad.
No, it's great.
[B] But [Bb] that you are not getting what you're giving, and you recognize it, _ [Eb] and you just know what's coming.
While we're over here vibing, Mark's over here just like_
Ba-da-da-da-da-da [E]-da-da.
Ba-da-da-da-da-da-da.
Well, and I was a little [Abm] insecure about it too, because I was like, [Bbm] I'm hearing this
thing and I'm [C] feeling it, but how groovy_
I don't think we had written yet.
None of us.
I had written with them either.
We had written one [Ebm] time a while ago, and I was like, how groovy do they want to go?
Well, that's the one thing I [Abm] love about you is that you [B] always got my vibe so well.
[Db]
It's like this [Abm] soul, [B] country, rock kind of thing, [Ebm] and all the riffs you play just speak
right to my soul.
So you're over here self-conscious about this.
[Ab] I'm just quietly playing it while you're all talking, and then you turn around and you're
like, wait a second.
[Db] Yes.
It was really natural.
[Abm] It was.
I remember it was just lyrical ease.
_ The writing [Bbm] process with an artist is so interesting, [Ebm] because you [Db] don't know how much you have to [B] do.
But you, [Db] I mean, [Ebm] it was so neat.
Just immediately [Bbm] I was like, I can relax.
This is going to be fun.
I can do nothing.
He's going to do the whole thing all day.
I remember there was a lot _ of_
We all knew we were on to something.
But we didn't settle though.
We were all like, that's not good enough, because we know how good this song is or could
be, and we want every line to be perfect.
When you [Ebm] hear the rest of the record, and it was illuminating for me listening, and
I haven't heard the whole thing, but even the little [Bbm] bits of it, I was like, [Eb] wow, this all matches.
[Bbm] This all has the [B] same energy.
The last thing I'll say about this song [Bb] is the fact that it's _ not easy.
It is a hard song to [Ab] play.
It's a hard song to sing.
_ But I used to be in a metal band.
So for me, [C] this is kind [Ebm] of like one of my tip of the hat to challenging [Gb] myself and pushing my boundaries.
[Ebm] I just love [Bbm] you guys, and thank you for writing it.
[B] Let's try that [Bbm] third one again.
We're going to do it.
Great.
_ [Bb] Ah!
_ _ [B] _
[Ebm] Two, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ three.
_ _ [Bbm] You _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Db] want me to be your [Ebm] fast, you want [Db] me to hit the [B] gas.
You want [Db]
me everywhere, [Ab] but [B] nowhere near your heart.
[Ebm]
You don't want [Bbm] me to say I love [Ebm] you.
You don't [Bbm] want me to meet your [B] dad.
You're keeping [Db] me under [Abm] covers.
You want me in [B] the dark.
Call me [Gb] a stepping stone, [Abm] call me a fast track.
Call me whatever [Ebm] you want, ain't gonna make me mad, no.
Everybody [Bbm] got a [Ebm] future, and everybody [Bbm] got a past.
[B] We both know what [Db] I am.
[Ab]
Yeah, girl, [Db] I'll be your second [Ebm] last.
You can [Bb] let him be [Ebm] the good guy, and honey, I can be the [Bbm] bad.
[B] We both know [Db] what I am.
Yeah, girl, I'll be your second [Ebm] last.
Baby [Db] girl, I'll be your [Ebm] second last.
When you got [Bbm] to go, you know you don't need to [B] ask.
[Gb] You can even [Db] look back, [Bbm] I'm okay [Bm] with that, [Bbm] girl.
[Eb] I'll be [Db] your second [Ebm] last.
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ _ [Eb] You [Bbm] might not know his name.
You might not know his [B] name.
But I bet [Db] he's just around the corner.
[Ab] And I know that's [Abm] when you'll meet.
Yeah, [Ebm]
yeah, [Db] he'll be on his [Abm] best [Eb] behavior.
[Bbm] He won't be playing no [B] games, no.
So [Abm] let's [Db] do him a [Abm] favor.
You can play your last on me.
We got [Gb] a good thing going, me and him.
And when it's said and done, it's gonna be a win, win, [Ebm] win.
Everybody got a future.
_ And everybody got [Bbm] a past.
[B] We both know what [Db] I am.
[Abm]
Yeah, girl, [B] [Db] I'll be [F] your second [Ebm] last.
You can [Bbm] let him be the good guy.
[Eb] [Bbm] Honey, I can be the bad.
[Abm] We both know [Db] who I am.
[F] Yeah, girl, [B] I'll be your [Bb] [Ab] second _ [B] [Bbm] last.
_ [B] _
_ [Eb] _ [Bbm] I'm _ [B] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ [D] _ [Ebm]
gonna be your [Db] second last all night, [Gb] baby.
I'm gonna [Db] be your second last.
[B] It's all right, all [Abm] right, baby. _
[Db] [B] I'm [Abm] an idiot.
[Dm] _ I'm gonna be your second last.
You can [Bbm] let him be the closer.
[Ebm] I [Bbm] can be the set up man.
[B] It's a mind-loss, but [Db] it's a cool fact.
Yeah, [Abm] girl, I'll be [Ebm] your second last.
You [Bbm] can let him have the glory.
[Ebm]
Ain't [Bbm] nothing watching from the [B] stands.
It's all right.
[Db] I ain't mad.
[Ab] Yeah, [Bbm] girl, [Abm] I'll [Db] be [Dm] your [Ebm] second last.
[Bbm] Baby girl, I'll be your [Ebm] second last.
[Gb] When you got the glory, you know [B] you know who to ask.
[Db] You can even look back.
I'm [Ebm] okay with that, girl.
I'll be _ _ your [Db] _
_ _ [Ebm] _ second [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _
_ [Db] last.
[Abm] All right. _ _
[Db] _ [Dm] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _